How Max Lanier's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players

Max Lanier totaled 541 career Earned Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 332.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 1945, posting 5, well below the starting pitcher average of 36.4 that year. The highest point came in 1944 at 66, well above the starting pitcher average of 38.9 that year. The Earned Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 58 in 1951 to 60 in 1952 and 22 in 1953, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Earned Runs profile — ranging from 5 to 66 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Max Lanier Lifetime Earned Runs

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Max Lanier Earned Runs Per Season

Max Lanier's Earned Runs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Max Lanier Earned Runs per season line chart

Max Lanier Earned Runs by Team

Max Lanier's career Earned Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Max Lanier career Earned Runs by team bar chart

Max Lanier Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Max Lanier's career Earned Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Max Lanier Earned Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Max Lanier Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Max Lanier's seasonal Earned Runs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Max Lanier Earned Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Max Lanier Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Max Lanier's MLB career with Earned Runs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Max Lanier Earned Runs season-by-season breakdown table